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Football Recruiting

News Commits Offers Liucci 44 Rankings OOS All Recruits

Status:

Signed

NCAA

EARLY ENROLLEE

Caleb Tafua

Tight End

6′4″ / 215 lbs

Mesa, AZ

Mesa

Class of 2026

CTafua7

Rating: 90

National Avg

Rating: 91.6

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Updates

9 days ago by Ryan Brauninger

Elko's recruiting machine is becoming more efficient

The Aggies continue to collect blue-chip prospects on the recruiting trail as Texas A&M has quickly become a recruiting machine under Mike Elko's watch. Following Jaden Upshaw's commitment, the Aggies have a clear path to the No. 1 spot in the class of 2027.

3 mo ago by Jason Howell

Polynesian Bowl Game Thread

The Polynesian Bowl is on tonigh, so here's a little information and some key players8 pm CTHonolulu, HINFL Network Texas A&M Commits/Signees Team Mauka75 EDG Samu Moala, Lawndale (CA) Leuzinger17 CB Raylaun Henry, Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy Team Makai2 QB Helaman Casuga, Draper (UT) Corner Canyon 7 QB Jayce Johnson, Valdosta (GA) Lowndes 17 TE Caleb Tafua, Mesa (AZ) *********Texas A&M Targets Team Mauka7 RB Landen Williams-Callis, Richmond (TX) Randle 18 RB Tyson Robinson, Brandon (MS) 1 WR Eric McFarland, Las Vegas (NV)/IMG Academy 71 OL Ismael Camara, Gilmer (TX) 54 OL Mark Matthews, Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas 0 DL Jalen Brewster, Cedar Hill (TX) - Texas Tech commit 8 EDG Chris Whitehead, Chesterfield (VA) Lloyd C. Bird Team Makai78 OL Albert Simien, Moss Bluff (LA) Sam Houston 71 OL Jordan Agbanoma, Grayson (GA) Loganville 44 DT George Toia, Trophy Club (TX) Byron Nelson 15 EDG DJ Jacobs Jr. Roswell (GA) Blessed Trinity - Ohio State commit 10 EDG Zyron Forstall, New Orleans (LA)/IMG Academy 4 LB Kaden Henderson, Tampa (FL) Jesuit

In-studio chat with Mike Elko as A&M prepares for College Football Playoff

35:22

4 mo ago by Billy Liucci

In-studio chat with Mike Elko as A&M prepares for College Football Playoff

On Friday's edition of TexAgs Live, head football coach Mike Elko joined the show to speak on a busy December in Aggieland with a College Football Playoff berth looming. Elko also discussed Early Signing Day, Collin Klein taking the head coaching job at Kansas State and more.

B-Team: Bonus recruiting coverage on Early Signing Day 2025

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4 mo ago by TexAgs Recruiting

B-Team: Bonus recruiting coverage on Early Signing Day 2025

Late afternoons are for the B-Team as Ryan Brauninger and the crew join you on the drive home each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon! On Episode 42 of the B-Team, we focused all of our attention on Texas A&M recruiting as the Early Signing Period is officially open.

4 mo ago by Kay Naegeli

Live Press Conference Notes: Mike Elko discusses Early Signing Day 2025

The Early Signing Period began on Wednesday morning, and the Aggies received signatures from all of their commitments. Follow along as TexAgs provides live updates of Mike Elko's media availability discussing Texas A&M's new signees.

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TexAgs National Average Rating

The TexAgs National Average Rating is a proprietary formula that calculates an industry-wide aggregate rating for each recruiting prospect. The formula includes publicly listed grades, scores, ratings and rankings by national recruiting services, along with a TexAgs rating. Combining the data provides a rating for each prospect, which is then normalized to fit the TexAgs Rating 100-point scale.

The intent of this rating is to provide TexAgs readers with a comprehensive snapshot of how individual prospects rank nationally.

TexAgs Rating

The TexAgs Recruiting team of Billy Liucci, David Sandhop, Jason Howell, Ryan Brauninger and a host of recruiting interns attends more than 75 games each fall and observes and evaluates every major Texas A&M target, as well as most of the top 150 prospects in the State of Texas. From this evaluation the team draws a rating for each prospect on a scale between 70 and 100.

99-100: Elite national prospect (Five-star)

Considered one of the best prospects in the nation and a likely difference-maker at the collegiate level. Displays all of the physical skills to be a future All-American with potential to be an early-round NFL draft pick.

90-98: Elite state prospect (Four-star)

Considered one of the best 30-40 prospects in the state and a top 250 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to be a major early contributor at the collegiate level with high professional potential.

80-89: Quality prospect (Three-star)

Considered one of the best 100 prospects in the state and a top 500 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to develop into a contributor over the course of his college career. Has the ability to become a professional prospect over time with development.

70-79: Solid prospect (Two-star)

Considered one of the top 250 prospects in the state. Has the physical skills to be a potential contributor at a D-1 program over the course of his collegiate career with significant development. Professional potential is low.

Staff Predictions

The predictions represent which school each staff member believes will ultimately sign the recruit, and the confidence meter represents his level of certainty in that outcome.

Example #1

If the predicted school is Texas A&M and confidence is set to “High”, then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Texas A&M and I feel very certain about that.”

Example #2

If the predicted school is “Alabama” and confidence is set to “Low,” then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Alabama, but I’m not very certain about that.”

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